The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-15

the novel became n teacher OF ethics
of philosophy, of history, of politics
freedom, and religion.
George Eliot, though less vcrsatil,
than Dickens and less brilliant thar
Thackeray, was infinitely superior te
both in thought. With her analytical
mind, kind heart, and sad life, she has
given us some OF the keenest dissectioni
of character, the most mastery descrip'
tons of humanity TO be found in litera
ture. Two sad warnings are framed
in all her works. The inmutable Law
of retributon, and the danger of falling
from heaven, not by sudden decor
like Millions devil, but gradual lower
ing of ideals.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. in "Unclt
Toms Cabin" wrought forty million
of people into fever of energy, ano
FASTENED movement which freed
race.
In Mrs. Browning, woman's genius
reached its summit, and was touched
by the flame of inspiration. The Eng
lish delight to call her Shakes pears
daughter. Her mission was to present
to us an old subject in new light
From the beginning man had been writ
ing about women. He adjusted his
glass, took his observations, II Oted heI
various characteristics, phenomena, anc
eccentricities, spccuated rs to then
causes and with the air of an astrono
mer recording the moyemea Is of heav
emily bodies. wrote the result rs IN an
alysis and word picture OF women. Blu
Browning, with her exquisite sensibili.
ties and sympathy, who had learned the
chart of the human heart by years OF
ntrospecton, took up the pen and gave
us picture which is to literature what
Raphacl's Madonna is to art true rep
resentation OF the inner spiritual life o,
woman. In her lines we have the poe
try of woman's nature, mothers love
set to music. Her work is n master
piece. and the world is better for it.
possession.
by their fruits shall ye know
them With these names and a host
of others in the field, it is no longer o
question whether a woman is fitted for
authorship She is an author, and
her work has shown her fitness. BY
her simple presence she has clcansed
literature OF thousand gross impuri-
ties, elevated the standard, and inspir-
! ed men to do their best Her dclicacy
of sentiment has peryaded books with
a subtle beauty like perfume. Her
strong sympathies and instincts OF
mercy have made her a supporter OF
right and deadly enemy of tyranny
and oppression. Her intulions and
faith have arrested the tendency &c
materiaism. We are n skeptical gen
Grafton, disposed to subject all thought
to chemical analysis, and reject MS
false everything we cannot reduce to
its elements. Woman has prevented
us from throwing away many diamonds
of truth. whose loss would have inn
poverished the age.
She had also special missions the
master pointed out that it was the OBJ
iect Of literature to hold the mirror up
to nature; woman had reflected wo-
mans nature as no man could, and
has shown man IN anoth er light. Her
work in authorship is the same rs her
work in life, and differs from mans as
her life differs from his Each has q
separate work. The part of woman
is to write rs she is inspired. When,
like Joan of Arc, she hears voices in
the air, let her strain her ears to catch
the divine message, and give it to the
world rs she hears it.
The feet foot and the feeble foot both seek
the selfsame goal.
The weakest soldiers name is writ on the
mighty army roll
Aud God, who made mans reason strong,
made also woman's soul.
-Beaah Ne Henry IN The Current
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